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Very depressing ride today
On 5/03/2011 4:28 PM, Chris Baird wrote:
The whole point about this newsgroup is to talk about cycling and different people have different experiences. It's another thing entirely when people treat Usenet as their personal blog. Three reasons why I post what I post 1/ It's cycling related 2/ It's cycling related and lastly, and not least of all, 3/ It's cycling related. You call it a personal blog, I call it a cycling related post Don't fret too much about what I post, Chris. If you think it is crap, you are perfectly entitled to tell me so. Internally, I might rant and rave at your comments but reason soon takes over and I try not to hold grudges - I don't want to get runned over by that B-double tonight whilst still feeling bitter about those who have criticised my postings on aus.cycling If you choose to post something which would suggest the tone and tenor of what you feel is of the "correct" form and protocol, do so and others may follow your lead. Until then, this is Usenet as it should be - free and unfettered (well, subject to ausadmin's dictates, of cos) |
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Very depressing ride today
Geoff Lock wrote:
On 5/03/2011 4:28 PM, Chris Baird wrote: The whole point about this newsgroup is to talk about cycling and different people have different experiences. It's another thing entirely when people treat Usenet as their personal blog. Three reasons why I post what I post 1/ It's cycling related 2/ It's cycling related and lastly, and not least of all, 3/ It's cycling related. You call it a personal blog, I call it a cycling related post Don't fret too much about what I post, Chris. If you think it is crap, you are perfectly entitled to tell me so. Internally, I might rant and rave at your comments but reason soon takes over and I try not to hold grudges - I don't want to get runned over by that B-double tonight whilst still feeling bitter about those who have criticised my postings on aus.cycling If you choose to post something which would suggest the tone and tenor of what you feel is of the "correct" form and protocol, do so and others may follow your lead. Until then, this is Usenet as it should be - free and unfettered (well, subject to ausadmin's dictates, of cos) I don't find Geoff Lock's post too annoying. His allusion to his impoverished existence and scrawniness, as well as his fixation on female contours are suggestive of a troll, likewise his sycophantic habit of responding to every poster who responds to him. He can be a bit inconsistent with his reference to his main bike, which is really old and full of problems, something like 40 years old, but at the same time he has a Cannondale. No matter how old a Cannondale is, it would be a fine bike. Other than that, I agree that he is otherwise cycling related. Luckily I can read quite fast and skim even faster, so the nub of his extended essays pops out pretty quickly. I also recognise that many of the posters who keep this newsgroup alive are really motorcyclists who happen to ride a bike (or bent) from time to time. Maybe their time on the motorised devices has made them a bit opinionated and judgemental. Maybe they have developed higher insights as a result of their diverse experiences. Without them, this group would be very quiet, and less interesting. Tom. PS: I find his stories about the 2am rides an harrassment by the AFP a little odd. I know someone who often does 2am rides and his experience (with NSW police) is quite the opposite. However, he rides a nice white Europa which looks like it's been looked after (and he isn't a lycra fashion statement on wheels). |
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Very depressing ride today
apologies for anyone seeing double posts - I used a cancel to stop a typo,
but it may not have caught up to all news servers.. Geoff Lock wrote: On 5/03/2011 4:28 PM, Chris Baird wrote: The whole point about this newsgroup is to talk about cycling and different people have different experiences. It's another thing entirely when people treat Usenet as their personal blog. Three reasons why I post what I post 1/ It's cycling related 2/ It's cycling related and lastly, and not least of all, 3/ It's cycling related. You call it a personal blog, I call it a cycling related post Don't fret too much about what I post, Chris. If you think it is crap, you are perfectly entitled to tell me so. Internally, I might rant and rave at your comments but reason soon takes over and I try not to hold grudges - I don't want to get runned over by that B-double tonight whilst still feeling bitter about those who have criticised my postings on aus.cycling If you choose to post something which would suggest the tone and tenor of what you feel is of the "correct" form and protocol, do so and others may follow your lead. Until then, this is Usenet as it should be - free and unfettered (well, subject to ausadmin's dictates, of cos) I don't find Geoff Lock's postings too annoying. His allusion to his impoverished existence and scrawniness, as well as his fixation on female contours are suggestive of a troll, likewise his sycophantic habit of responding to every poster who responds to him. He can be a bit inconsistent with his reference to his main bike, which is really old and full of problems, something like 40 years old, but at the same time he has a Cannondale. No matter how old a Cannondale is, it would be a fine bike. Other than that, I agree that he is otherwise cycling related. Luckily I can read quite fast and skim even faster, so the nub of his extended essays pops out pretty quickly. I also recognise that many of the posters who keep this newsgroup alive are really motorcyclists who happen to ride a bike (or bent) from time to time. Maybe their time on the motorised devices has made them a bit opinionated and judgemental. Maybe they have developed higher insights as a result of their diverse experiences. Without them, this group would be very quiet, and less interesting. Tom. PS: I find his stories about the 2am rides an harrassment by the AFP a little odd. I know someone who often does 2am rides and his experience (with NSW police) is quite the opposite. However, he rides a nice white Europa which looks like it's been looked after (and he isn't a lycra fashion statement on wheels). |
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